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North Vernon Sun - February 17, 1905
Celebrate
Sixtieth Wedding Anniversary, Aged Couple Hale And Hearty
    Last Sunday February 12th, 1905, was Lincoln's birthday, and also it was the sixtieth wedding anniversary of Capt. G. W. Boyer and his good wife Mary. The aged couple are in general good health and almost every day the Captain is seen upon our streets. Grandma Boyer gets about her little home on East O. & M. Ave. in a manner that speaks well for her seventy-eight years, being only five years the junior of her life mate.
    To the union, of this couple were born seven children, the eldest being 59 years of age. This boy W. N. Boyer, who lives in Marquette, N. Y., was a soldier in the Civil War in his father's Regiment, the 83rd Ohio. The second child Mrs. Mary Myers, aged 56, wife of Lieut. Wm. Myers, lives at Cleves, Ohio, Mrs. Ella Kelso, well known in this city, and who last summer lost her husband, B. & O. conductor Tom Kelso, lives near her parents on O. & M. Ave. with her children. Mrs. Kelso is forty-seven years of age. Mrs. Clara Everhart is forty-five years old and lives in this city near her parents on the corner of Sixth and Hoosier only a square from her parents. Mrs. Everhart's husband is a B. & O. S-W conductor and she has two daughters who are popular with the young folks of North Vernon. The next child was a daughter, Mrs. Nettie Evans, aged forty-three, and lives at Seymour. J. H. Boyer, who is yard-master at the terminals at East St. Louis is forty years old. The youngest child is J. W. Boyer, aged thirty-who is here at home at present with his parents.
    For a time the Captain and his wife lived at Hayden and they have many warm friends in Spencer township. The Captain was one of the originators of the Harvest Home that was held at Hayden annually for nearly thirty years.
    The many friends extend congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Boyer upon their long and happy life and trust they will see several more wedding anniversaries.

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North Vernon Plain Dealer - February 17, 1910
Wedding Anniversary
    Capt. G. W. and Mary J. Boyer his wife celebrated their sixty fifth wedding anniversary on Feb. 12, 1910. They were married by the Rev. Geo. Goslin who lived near Mount Airy on the Colrain pike. Capt. Boyer was 87 years old on Oct. 22 last and his wife was 82 years, Sept. 12th. They were born, raised and married in Colrain Township near the old 13 mile house on the Harrison Pike, Hamilton County, O. They moved from Cleves, O., to North Vernon, Ind., March 4th 1872. Capt. G. W. Boyer raised and commanded Company D. 83rd O.U.L. which Col. F. W. Moore commanded. He was a well known contractor in his day in and about Cincinnati, Ohio, repaired Sixth St. bridge over Mill creek, and also furnished stone for the building of the East End Gas Works. Was a contractor to build the C.& O.R.R. at Brent, Ky., opposite Coney Island. He retired from business 15 years ago. The old couple are in fairly good health, raised a family of seven children of which one of their sons James H. Boyer is general yard master of the terminal at St. Louis, Mo.

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North Vernon Plain Dealer - July 1, 1904
Killed by the Cars
    Dave, the eldest son of James Boyer, was killed by the cars in the yards at East St. Louis, Sunday morning, where his father is general yard master in the terminal yards. Dave was given a position as assistant clerk the first of the month and it was while engaged at his work that he met his death. He was entering the numbers of a cut of cars in his check book, and wishing to secure a number from a cut on the next track, stepped backward, writing as he did so, to be knocked down and run over by a cut of empties that was being backed onto that track. Death was instantaneous as the cars ran over the middle of his body. His father had justed been talking to him, and had gone to his office a short distance away, when one of the yard crew came and told him Dave had been killed. His grief was pittiful to witness. The remains were brought here Tuesday morning and taken to the home of his grandfather, Capt. Boyer, where they remained until two o'clock in the afternoon when they were taken to the M. E. church where services were conducted by Rev. C. C. Bonnell and Rev. W. O. Goodloe. The remains were then laid to rest by the side of his mother, Flora, the daughter of the late Capt. David Bay who died about nine years ago. Dave was very well liked here and popular with everyone. He always spent his vacations in this city with his grandparents and other relatives and his affectionate and kind disposition endeared him to all who knew him.

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North Vernon Plain Dealer - November 2, 1911
DIED
    Boyer-Capt. G. W. Boyer, a civil war veteran and one of the best known men of this city, passed away at his home on East O. & M. Avenue, Tuesday morning, aged eighty-nine years. The deceased was born in Hamilton County, Ohio, and came to this city from Cleves, Ohio, about forty years ago. He was Captain of the Eighty-third Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and the title remained with him through life, he being known to everyone as Captain Booyer. He and his aged wife, who survives him, celebrated their sixty-sixth wedding anniversary last February. The funeral took place this afternoon at 2:00 p.m. at the residence and was conducted by Rev. Washburn of the M. E. Church. The remains were interred in the City Cemetery. As was his request, the pall bearers were chosen from among the old veterans of the city. Besides his wife, he is survived by seven chldren, W. A. Boyer, of Wyoming; Mrs. Mary Myers, of Cleves, Ohio; Mrs. Ella Kelso and Mrs. John Everhart, of this city; Mrs. Nettie Evans, of Louisville; Joe Boyer; and James H. Boyer, of East St. Louis. Findagrave Link

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North Vernon Plain Dealer - July 8, 1920
AGED WOMAN PASSES AWAY
Was Resident of North Vernon FOr Over Fifty Years
    Mrs. Nancy Jane Boyer, aged ninety-seven years, passed away at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Thomas Corcoran, on East O. & M. Avenue, Thursday night, July first. Funeral service was held at the residence, Sunday afternoon, conducted by Rev. Gibbs, of the First M. E. Church. The burial took place in the City Cemetery.
    Mrs. Boyer was born and raised at Cleves, Ohio, and came here with her husband, Gilbert Boyer, in the late sixties, and resided here continuously since that time. She lives to see her children and children's children to the fifth generation and she left to mourn her death, four daughters: Mrs. Thomas Corcoran and Mrs. John Everhart,of this city, Mrs Albert Evans of Louisville, Ky. and Mrs. Mary Meyers of Cleves Ohio; three sons, James H. Boyer, of East St. Louis, Ill., Washington Boyer, of Oklahoma; and Joseph Boyer, of North Madison; also twenty grandchildren, twenty-two great-grandchildren, and three great-great-grandchildren.

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch - August 27, 1951
JAMES H. BOYER FUNERAL SERVICES TO BE TOMORROW
    Funeral services for James H. Boyer, retired superintendent of the Eads Bridge and Wiggins Ferry Department of theh Terminal Railroad Association, will be tomorrow at 2:30 p.m. at the Kurrus undertaking establishmnent, East St. Louis, with interment in Valhalla Cemetery, Belleville.
    Mr. Boyer, 87 years old, died Saturday at his home, 1527 North FOrty-third street, East St. Louis, after an illness of two years. He retired 10 years ago after 40 years with Terminal Railroad. He was a director of the State Savings and Loan Association of East St. Louis.
    Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Bessie M. Boyer; two sons, Maxwell L. and James H. Boyer Jr., and a daughter Mrs. Martin Hollensen.

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